2001 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

2001 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record4–6 (4–5 A-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTed Kempski (34th season)
Offensive schemeDelaware Wing-T
Defensive coordinatorBob Sabol (11th season)
Home stadiumDelaware Stadium
Seasons
← 2000
2002 →
2001 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 11 Hofstra +^   7 – 2     9 – 3  
No. 10 Maine +^   7 – 2     9 – 3  
No. 20 Villanova +   7 – 2     8 – 3  
No. 17 William & Mary +^   7 – 2     8 – 4  
No. 21 Rhode Island   6 – 3     8 – 3  
Delaware   4 – 5     4 – 6  
Northeastern   4 – 5     5 – 6  
UMass   3 – 6     3 – 8  
Richmond   3 – 6     3 – 8  
New Hampshire   2 – 7     4 – 7  
James Madison   0 – 9     2 – 9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2001 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represented the University of Delaware as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10) during the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by Tubby Raymond in his 36th and final season as head coach, the Fightin' Blue Hens compiled an overall record of 4–6 with a mark of 4–5 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the A-10. The team played home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware.

The game scheduled against West Chester on September 15 was cancelled after the September 11 attacks. Raymond retired following the season, ending his career with 300 wins, and was succeeded by K. C. Keeler.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 307:00 pmRhode IslandNo. 4
L 7–1020,794
September 812:00 pmat No. 1 Georgia Southern*No. 15
L 7–3816,105
September 157:00 pmWest Chester*No. 23
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE (rivalry)
Cancelled
September 227:00 pmUMassNo. 23
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
CN8W 35–720,372
September 291:00 pmat NortheasternNo. 24
L 7–203,389
October 61:00 pmat New Hampshire
W 49–365,584
October 1312:00 pmNo. 9 Hofstradagger
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
L 14–3920,866
October 201:00 pmWilliam & Mary
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE (rivalry)
L 17–2121,563
November 312:00 pmat James Madison
W 28–310,000[1]
November 101:00 pmRichmond
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
W 10–618,923
November 171:00 pmat No. 17 Villanova
L 14–1911,829

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References

  1. ^ "Solid win fires up Delaware". The News Journal. November 4, 2001. Retrieved October 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "2001 Football Schedule". Delaware Blue Hens. Retrieved November 7, 2022.


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